Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 8: The tech-savy state of Karnataka will incubate about 20,000 start-ups by 2020 to create six lakh direct and 12 lakh indirect jobs, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday. "We are setting up a start-up cell as a one-stop-shop to help young entrepreneurs float start-ups and guide them in launching their ventures as they will have little knowledge of corporate affairs,"

Pune, Dec 8: Incarcerated Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, whose five-year sentence for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts was confirmed by the Supreme Court in March 2013, will be freed from prison by March 7, 2016, official sources said here on Tuesday. The sources indicated that barring last-minute glitches, Sanjay would be released by March 7 after completing the remaining 42-month

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Facing the prospect of his removal, controversial Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao has resigned over an alleged extortion racket in the anti-graft ombudsman's office involving his son. Rao, who had resisted growing calls for stepping down following the allegation, had tendered his resignation on Monday and it was accepted by Governor Vajubhai R Vala today, ending months of

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah led Congress government in Karnataka is all set to ban astrology-based shows being telecast on regional Kannada TV channels, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah believes that too much of superstition is being spread by the astrologers. "Every TV channel wants to air astrology-based shows in Karnataka. In my home too, the scenario is no different. It is time

New Delhi, Dec 8: The Social Democratic Party of India is all set to launch a nationwide campaign against the communal terrorism patronized either directly or indirectly by the Sangh Parivar and the growing intolerance in the country, according to the party president A Sayeed. Addressing a press conference here he said, within few months of being in power the NDA government has given up the agenda

Mangaluru, Dec 8: Chandramohan aged 38, a native of Puttur, Mangaluru who was toppled in a tragic Pick-up Accident in Sharjah this October is now bed ridden for life. Hailing from Bilinele, Putttur, Chandramohan was working as a technician in a Fire Equipment Maintenance Company in Sharjah for the past one year. On the fateful day of 11th October this year while he was travelling back from duty in

Washington, dec 8: A day after US President Barack Obama called for rejecting religious tests for admission into the country, leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed a total shutdown of Muslims entering America. However, the business tycoon turned White House aspirant's remarks were immediately ridiculed by his presidential rivals. According to a statement issued by his

Udupi, Dec 8: Two youths including an expatriate worker who had recently returned home on a vacation, were killed in a ghastly road mishap involving a lorry and a car at Mirnaj Kote near Kumta on Monday. The victims have been identified as Abdul Rasheed (25), a resident of Uchila Bhaskar Nagar in Udupi district and his cousin Asmath (23). Asmath’s son Faiz, father Irfan and Rasheed’s friend Safwan

Bengaluru, Dec 8: The selection of a candidate for the Kolar local body constituency in the upcoming elections to Legislative Council has become a tough task for the State Congress. Two former Union ministers, Veerappa Moily and K H Muniyappa, are vying with each other for a ticket for their followers. While Moily wants Anil Kumar as the candidate, Muniyappa is batting for his follower N Ramesh

Bengaluru: Dec 8: Stumped by a fake WhatsApp message mischievously attributed to him, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy clarified in a Facebook post on Monday that he had not delivered any such speech on Prime Minister Modi. Murthy had learnt about the WhatsApp message being widely circulated from his friends. He then chose to clear the air by posting this on his Facebook page: “I have been